Tides and Moon Phases
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Phases | the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth |
| Tides | the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth |
| Spring tide | When the tidal range is greatest. (full moon and new moon) |
| Neap tide | a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
| Rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis |
| Revolution | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
| Tropic zone | area near equator - warm year round |
| Temperate zone | moderate climate zone between the polar zones and the tropics |
| Polar zone | cold climate zone where the sun's rays strike Earth at a very low angle |
| Equinox | either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length |
| Solstice | either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator |
| Angle of incidence | the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence |
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